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Disk Error

I am running a Windows XP Pro PC, after returning to my desk yesterday, the only thing on the screen was "disk error" press any button to restart. Everytime I restart that kept coming up, after booting to a win98 startup disk I can see the contents on the drive but can not access the windows directory. When I try to do a dir windows command it comes back with "Data error reading drive c" abort, retry, fail

I can do a dir command for anyother directory on the computer except windows

If you have a disk error you probably took a disk out of the computer before closing the window or the running system. You should put the disk back in the drive and try to restart or reboot the computer again.

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